Sorry people, I theorise you're a product of your enviroment. Back in Vinnie V's day people didn't ingest the things you do. Pharmecuticals, simple pain relievers, food preservatives, smog, etc. etc. I suspect if you gave him an extra strength motrin it would mess with him too.
For them Absinthe was a high narcotic thus able to help get him in the mood to hack off an ear as a gift for his girlfreind. He had some tendancy toward being lonely added in I'd wager. For you it's just too mild.
2dimes wrote:AlgyTaylor wrote:The Bison King wrote:It tastes like Licorice. I think the hallucination things a myth. Unless you drink so much that you'de be hallucinating anyway. I think Mezcal fucks you up more.
It's traditionally made with a very mildly hallucinogenic plant (wormwood), although you can get it made without.
For effects see here:
http://www.erowid.org/experiences/subs/ ... nthe.shtml
You discribe "wormwood" as "very mildly hallucinogenic" I suspect it's because of all the stuff we ingest now days. In old english literature it's described as poison.
I don't even think anyone knows what wormwood was used for outside of making absinthe.
tzor, any arcane wormwood knowledge you'd like to share?